Message from @ETBrooD
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and resources on top of that
to be able to field a navy that can dominate the seas
and you have lots of starting capital
because of history shenanigans
you will be very sucessful
Is that your entire argument?
This is not an explanation for anything
your success will breed more success, as ur cities grow so does their attractiveness and the opportunity ppl can find in them
so you get all the entrepreneurial and smart ppl
you then become MORE rich
and then
you are rich enough that if someone else starts to become rich as well
you have enough power to fuck them in the ass with their own mother's pocket knife
and why wouldn't you?
I mean
if u don do it, they might do it to u
to gain the same structural advantages you once held
Trade starts with demand, if demand doesn't exist, trade doesn't happen
You trade only if you need a specific resource, and you only offer the resources that you need less off, otherwise you have no incentive to trade
why would they do it?
because the only way to be SURE someone isn't gonna fuck you over
is to be strong enough that they cannot
and the best way to be that
is to fuck THEM over
at least somewhat
You're stuck in a loop of the predatory mindset
This is how geopol works
Everyone who wants to get rich does so by fucking other people over, right?
No other way
no no
not my point
for ppl
its different
cause we have laws
Please write longer sentences, you're making it really tiresome to read
The number one fundamental of trade is that you don't trade if you see no benefit
ther eis no law in international politics
other then the law of the bigger stick
...
I'm talking about the total sum of benefits of trade
there is no monopoly on violence